Manila, March 23 -- Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Monday filed cyberlibel charges at the Department of Justice (DOJ) against the 18 alleged ex-Marines who claimed to have delivered suitcases filled with cash to the lawmaker intended for International Criminal Court investigators.

Trillanes said the complaints emanated from a series of media interviews granted by the ex-Marines who implicated him.

Included in the charges are hosts Byron "Banat By" Cristobal, Oliver "Coach Oli" Cristobal, "Master Judea" and Arjay Piodina of news platform SMNI.

"Hanggat patuloy silang nagkakalat ng mga kasinungalingan nila, tuloy-tuloy lang ang mga isasampa kong kaso laban sa kanila (As long as they continue to spread their lies, I will continue ...